Residents Brainstorm New Ideas for East Macon | News

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Ward I members of Macon City Council hosted a public forum Saturday to discuss ways to bring new life to east Macon.

Council members Elaine Lucas, Rick Hutto, and Lonnie Miley led the "East Side Summit" for a roomful of concerned residents eager to talk about their neighborhoods at St. Paul AME Church.

"We'll have a more informed group of citizens on the east side of town, but we'll have folks that are more mobilized that to start working on behalf of maybe or even in opposition to some things that they think aren't so good for the east side," Lucas says.

Officials said the summit helps them keep residents informed by giving everyone a chance to be heard as they work together for a better future in east Macon.